A young child faces a strange presence in the aftermath of his father’s death. Years later, after he has grown up to become an adult, that presence returns once more in the form of a liquid spectral doppelgänger. Director Alex Cook’s music video/short film hybrid Undertow thematically and narratively captures the dark yet warming essence of Son Lux’s singular music and is grounded by an impressive central performance from Jongman Kim, who carries the emotional and psychological weight of the protagonist’s unsettling history into each scene. Dn caught up with Cook to talk through his continuing fruitful collaboration with Son Lux, covering everything from the creation of the graceful VFX work, the inclination to capture the murky uncertainty of contemporary life in his screenplay, and the challenge of managing production when a key crew member had to be replaced at the eleventh hour.
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- 1/10/2023
- by James Maitre
- Directors Notes
The SXSW Film Festival has revealed its Jury and Special Award winners of the 28th edition of the fest, which took place virtually this week. The Megan Park-directed high school shooting tragedy The Fallout took the top award in the Narrative Feature category, while Jeremy Workman’s portrait of Lily Hevesh, Lily Topples the World, won in the Documentary Feature category.
Also on the narrative side, Kelley Kali and Angelique Molina’s I’m Fine Thanks for Asking) won a Special Jury Recognition for Multi-hyphenate Storyteller. Martin Edralin’s Islands also took home a Special Jury Recognition for Breakthrough Performance for actor Rogelio Balagtas.
In the docu feature competition Rachel Fleit’s Introducing, Selma Blair was honored with Special Jury Recognition for Exceptional Intimacy in Storytelling. Meanwhile, Nicholas Bruckman’s Not Going Quietly scored Special Jury Recognition for Humanity in Social Action.
“We are so honored by the 2021 filmmakers...
Also on the narrative side, Kelley Kali and Angelique Molina’s I’m Fine Thanks for Asking) won a Special Jury Recognition for Multi-hyphenate Storyteller. Martin Edralin’s Islands also took home a Special Jury Recognition for Breakthrough Performance for actor Rogelio Balagtas.
In the docu feature competition Rachel Fleit’s Introducing, Selma Blair was honored with Special Jury Recognition for Exceptional Intimacy in Storytelling. Meanwhile, Nicholas Bruckman’s Not Going Quietly scored Special Jury Recognition for Humanity in Social Action.
“We are so honored by the 2021 filmmakers...
- 3/19/2021
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
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